(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
At the end of L3 you will be able to:
1. Develop the ability to draw connections between different disciplines within East Asian Studies, fostering a holistic and advanced understanding of East Asia's global and regional significance. By examining the interplay of culture, history, politics, and society across East Asian nations such as China, Japan, Thailand, Korea, and others, you will gain a comprehensive view of the region's place in the world.
2. Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the core concepts and processes of International Relations, as well as demonstrate competency with specialist theories and literatures relevant to specific areas of study.
3. Appreciate and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different theoretical approaches used to understand the processes and dynamics of International Relations.
4. Evaluate and critique the roles and practices of various International Relations actors, such as states, multi-state entities (such as the UN), NGOs, peoples, nations, and other non-state actors.
5. Evaluate and choose between generic and subject specific intellectual tools to evaluate empirical material and case studies examples from the International Relations.
6. Critically appraise a range of research techniques used by different development actors to produce and assess data and information, and apply relevant research skills for assignments.
Skills Learning Outcomes
At the end of L3 you will be able to:
1. Plan and execute a self-guided piece of research.
2. Communicate complex information, ideas, problems, and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences.
3. Marshal an argument and communicate it clearly and persuasively.
4. Work with others in a collaborative way and have well developed strategies for overcoming the challenges of such collaboration.
5. Evaluate your own achievement and that of others. In addition, you will be able to evaluate and act upon the feedback of others.
6. Use a range of digital technologies to find, retrieve and process data, and to produce outputs such as presentations, summaries, reports, and discussions. In addition, you will understand the role that these technologies play in contemporary forms of communication.
Competence Standards
1. Demonstrate understanding of key facts and ideas in the study of East Asia and International Relations.
2. Identify, explain, and evaluate debates, concepts, and principles which are features of the study of East Asia and International Relations.
3. Design and demonstrate an independent and self-guided research project with the appropriate support when required.
If the chosen pathway includes an industrial placement –
4. Demonstrate ability to direct, monitor and evaluate their work, by seeking/accepting feedback, within a workplace context, using appropriate support as necessary.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of own strengths and development needs and the need for ongoing learning and proactive continuing professional development.
If the chosen pathway includes an international placement -
6. Collaborate effectively with other people in a new environment and successfully completes a period of work or study in another country.
7. Demonstrate self-awareness relating to personal and academic/professional development through successfully completing a period of work or study in another country.
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include: (1) demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard themes, concepts, and theories relating to International Development; and (2) demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies in a variety formats. These formats may include: essays, reports, learning logs, blogs, literature reviews, presentations, poster-presentations, and podcasts. At L3 you will be required to write a self-guided piece of research in the form of a dissertation. Assessment will be both formative and summative, and will be supported with feedback
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